Imperialist Us?

Imperialism is of course the sole preserve of those horrible Yanks and their other Anglo Saxon sidekicks. They invade countries to steal their oil, force feed the world with Burgers and expect people from Jo-burg to Japan, to listen to Eminem and watch Disney movies. Europe is different. Its about tolerance and common values. Or is it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Sunday accused the European Union of "imperial" aggression in soccer.

In the opinion of the FIFA president, the EU’s regulations are making the job of running football impossible. Vlad the friend of Europe agrees:

Putin agreed: "It's imperialism in football."

But then the Eurocrats couldn’t keep their hands of the beautiful game, without being guilty of discrimination against ugly ones.